發音訓練——元音
　　
　　英語國際音標共有48個，分元音和輔音（下章節詳述）。元音有20個，分單元音和雙元音兩大類；單元音中，按發音部位可分為前元音、中元音和后元音；按發音和嘴型大小、時間長短可分為長元音和短元音。如圖：
　　元音
　　音標 例詞
　　單元音 前元音 /A/ cat
　　/e/ bed
　　/i/ sit
　　/i:/ seat
　　中元音 /E/ about
　　/E:/ bird
　　后元音 /B:/ car
　　/Q/ but
　　/C/ hot
　　/C:/ born
　　/u/ put
　　/u:/ moon
　　雙元音 /ai/ why
　　/ei/ say
　　/au/ cow
　　/Eu/ go
　　/iE/ real
　　/ZE/ pair
　　/uE/ sure
　　/Ci/ boy
　　
　　請大聲朗讀下列例句：
　　1. My sister works in the ticket office.
　　我姐姐在售票處工作。
　　2. These have been his sweet dreams all these years.
　　這些是他近年來一直在做的美夢。
　　3. Let’s get ready for the lecture.
　　咱們準備好去聽講座吧。
　　4. Who is that fat man standing at the back?
　　站在后面的那個胖子是誰？
　　5. The farm is far from the park.
　　農場離公園很遠。
　　6. He loves nothing but money.
　　他只是愛錢。
　　7. The manager’s daughter will go to Canada next Saturday.
　　下星期六經理的女兒將去加拿大。
　　8. The early bird catches the worm.
　　捷足先登。
　　9. Tom is eating a hot dog in the doorway.
　　湯姆站在門口吃著熱狗。
　　10. She is working like a horse for the boss.
　　她為主人辛勤工作著。
　　11. The cook took some sugar and put it in the soup.
　　那廚師把一些糖放進湯里。
　　12. This is a chance once in a blue moon.
　　這是個千載難逢的好機會。
　　13. She is light-hearted but short-sighted.
　　她無憂無慮但目光短淺。
　　14. He became famous in the late 1980s.
　　他是在20世紀80年代末出名的。
　　15. How about going to the south for the holiday?
　　咱們去南方度假怎么樣？
　　16. It’s so cold at home.
　　在家里很冷。
　　17. She is all ears and hearing you clearly.
　　她在聚精會神地聽你講，聽得很清楚。
　　18. What did you do to get in the boss’s hair?
　　你干了什么把老板給氣成這樣？
　　19. I am quite sure that the watch is made of pure gold.
　　我非常確定這塊表是純金做的。
　　20. Unemployment has become one of the serious problems.
　　失業已經變成一個嚴重的問題了。
　　
　　1.
　　A) having an interview.
　　B) Filling out a form.
　　C) Talking with his friend.
　　D) Asking for information.
　　2.
　　A) Skating.
　　B) Swimming.
　　C) Boating and Swimming.
　　D) Boating and Skating.
　　1. 【選B】原文重現1996.1
　　M: Let me see. I’ve printed my family name, first name, date of birth and address. Anything else?
　　W: No. That’s all right. We’ll fill in the rest of it if you just sign your name on the bottom.
　　Q: What has the man been doing?
　　2. 【選B】原文重現1997.6
　　M: Boating and skating are my favourite sports.
　　W: I like swimming but not boating or skating.
　　Q: Which sport does the woman like?